Looking for Stories Where the Male Lead Has One Identity in the Public Eye and Another Behind the Scenes 求男主一个身份幕前一个身份幕后的书

1. 201 为 To Stay Alive, I Chose to Become a God Behind the Scenes! 为了活命，我选择成为幕后神明！ The Joy of Longing for Fish羡鱼之乐Urban1.5M WordsCompleted 4.7kReads8.9Score485Shelves
2. 202 我 I Stand Above Millions of Gods 我立于百万神明之上 Just Hold Me Like This就酱紫抱紧我Urban583k WordsOngoing I, Leng Xiaolu, am eighteen years old. My fake identities: refugee from Blackiron City, cleaner in the Old District, reserve cadre of the organization, executive officer in the New District, captain of a special squad, and student at Apollo's Fifth Branch. Every now and then, I also pretend to be Jack the Ripper, the Old District's third-ranked assassin. My true identities: relic of the old era, apostle of Hell, professional destroyer of divine miracles, a greedy miser with morals and good manne 23Reads8.4Score—Shelves
3. 203 直 Livestream: I Said I’d Never Killed Anyone, and the Lie Detector Went Off 直播：我说没杀过人，测谎仪响了 Naming Is Annoying取名烦人Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A new interview show took the country by storm. The host randomly picked people on the street and asked them questions. Answer, and you could win cash! That day, the host came across Jiang Feng. With a teasing smile, the host asked, “Jiang Feng, have you ever killed anyone?” Jiang Feng smiled faintly and said, “Life is precious. We should all cherish it.” After leaving him with those words, Jiang Feng walked away. But the moment he was out of sight, the lie detector in the host's hands let out a 30.7kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves
4. 204 惊 Survive the Horror: I’m Actually the Hidden Big Boss 惊悚求生，我竟是隐藏大boss Fat Cat Under the Tree肥猫树下Mystery541k WordsCompleted [Mystery and suspense + horror game + System + infinite-world survival + no naive do-gooder] A mysterious realm invades Earth, forcing all of humanity into a deadly horror game! Faced with monsters awakened from the depths of hell, the players can only fight to survive… Break a taboo, and you die! Fail a mission, and you die! Lu Jin arrives in this world by accident. He expects to struggle to survive just like every other player, but when he opens his mission card… Wait, am I the hidden final bo 487Reads6.7Score104Shelves

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   I think this book is worth a try.

5. 205 表 A Model Student on the Surface, a Top Assassin in Reality? 表面三好学生，实则顶级杀手？ Unknown Mask不知面具Urban269k WordsCompleted [Urban Superpowers + Comedy + No Angst + Smart Villains + Outer Gods Invade] Li Moqing, an eighteen-year-old high school student, is swept up in a shocking conspiracy. He thought that day would be nothing more than a simple murder, but there was a hidden truth behind it all! The Security Office is after him, and the underground black market wants him dead. Think this is going to be one of those “I control my own fate, not Heaven” stories? Nope! You're wrong. When you're not strong enough, of cou 603Reads5.6Score127Shelves
6. 206 优 Elegant Slaughter: I Became the Villain Behind the Scenes 优雅杀戮：我成为了幕后反派 Fusheng Si浮生斯Urban411k WordsCompleted [No female lead; two male leads, though the main story makes it subtle, with a male couple in the extras] [The protagonist has a villain’s personality and style] Nan Yuan transmigrates to another world. It looks just like Earth, but special powers exist here. Having long yearned for power, he obtains a Slaughter System and gradually becomes a villainous boss. While other gifted individuals awaken psychic powers, Nan Yuan smiles elegantly. “Psychic powers? Evil energy is the true path.” “My name 296Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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   He was gentle and refined in public, but secretly he was ruthless and cruel, even to the point of taking on subordinates.

7. 207 身 As a Human-Shaped Natural Disaster, Isn't Twisting Reality Perfectly Reasonable? 身为人形天灾，扭曲现实很合理吧 Lettuce Egg生菜蛋子Urban410k WordsCompleted No female lead + forbidden objects + the supernatural + races + gods + anomalies (The protagonist doesn't kill everyone he meets or kill over every little thing. He's a normal person, not violent or bloodthirsty. If that's not for you, don't read.) (The pace will be slower at first and pick up later.) A lightless sky, a broken land. Everything speaks of a world in decay. Humanity, which once ruled over all, is being cast from its throne under the assault of countless races. The human order c 3.1kReads8.6Score295Shelves
8. 208 从 Conquering Blue Star Through Music 从作曲开始横扫蓝星 Crystal Clear一清俩白Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [No romance + secret identities + everyone’s favorite] Xu Xingzhou, a music legend who had retired early, was fishing when he somehow ended up on Blue Star. For every 15% increase in cultural integration, his lifespan grew by ten years. Quietly, he began bringing Earth’s culture to Blue Star. His goal was the stars and beyond. From nothing, he set about recreating five thousand years of Chinese history on Blue Star. Years later, Xu Xingzhou gazed thoughtfully at the fairy-tale theme park, Hogwar 214Reads9.1Score—Shelves
9. 209 我 I Rule the Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏做主宰 Liu Shi ski柳拾skiTwo Male Leads236k WordsOngoing [Dual male leads + male-oriented style + plot-driven] [Warm, sunny older-brother player top X aloof, naive, sweet younger-brother BOSS bottom] [The bottom becomes a BOSS after death, with amnesia and a plot-heavy, slow-burn romance. Please check the warnings.] A human who smells really good has appeared. How do I eat him? Asking online, and it's urgent! While horror games were invading in full force, Liu Zechen was teasing little ghosts. While players wailed as they were killed, Liu Zechen str 243Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 全 Demons Across the Globe: From the Start, My Sign-In Reward Is Sekiro’s Mortal Blade 全球妖魔：开局签到只狼不死斩 Seeking an Affair with a Neighbor's Wife寻红杏出墙Eastern Fantasy756k WordsCompleted [Invincible + System + decisive and ruthless] Li Nan transmigrates into a strange world that looks highly advanced but everywhere promotes tales of gods and demons. Demons return, heaven and earth are reborn, and the gods come back. With the sign-in System, he can sign in and gain one of a demon’s abilities whenever he kills one... After killing the Deep-Sea King Davy Jones in the Endless Sea, he signs in and gains the ability to command gigantic sea beasts. After killing Shuten Doji in Kawasaki 326Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A saint in public, a demon in private.

11. 211 都EN Everyone Wants Me to Save the World, but I Really Am the Mastermind 都让我救世，可我真是幕后黑手啊 Xunlu Qingyu寻鹭倾羽Urban234k WordsCompleted [No female lead + fake mastermind] He awakens from a deep slumber and discovers he has returned to Guixu, which he had left in others' hands after giving up and washing his hands of everything. A bunch of people are slacking off, clocking out the moment their shifts end. Asked who came up with the idea, every one of them denies responsibility, with a perfectly good excuse. Bottle Maiden: “My lord, you know me. I usually don't clock out on time. I just find a way to take leave or sneak out early. 719Reads7.0Score161Shelves
12. 212 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 179kReads9.4Score27.2kShelves

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    Players and administrators, God of Wealth and God of War

13. 213 寒 Caught at My Winter Break Job, They Asked Where I Rank on the Hitman List 寒假兼职被抓，问我杀手榜排第几 Potatoes and Eggplants Are Best Eaten Together土豆茄子一起吃Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + Invincible + Comedy + Lighthearted] After winter break, Gu Yuxuan returned to school, only for hundreds of armed People's Armed Police officers to smash through the windows and rush in to arrest him. “Gu Yuxuan, according to our records, you have travel abroad on file for every summer and winter break from your freshman through your junior year, as well as some of your weeklong holidays. What were you doing overseas?” “Taking odd jobs during the holidays,” Gu Yuxuan replied. Di 626Reads5.8Score162Shelves
14. 214 我EN I'm the Admin of the Death Game 我在死亡副本当管理员 I'll Get Up Early Next Time下次一定早起Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [Death game + dual male leads + one-on-one romance + a highly moral, clingy instance boss x a rational administrator with questionable morals] Want to exploit bugs in death-game instances and breeze through high-difficulty levels? Want a golden finger that lets you transcend the rules, dominate the instances, and reach the pinnacle of life? Li Qing, head of the Death Instance Maintenance Team, says: No. Absolutely not! Bugs? Patched! Cheats? Banned! No matter how destined y 3.7kReads9.2Score662Shelves
15. 215 我 I Hand Out Systems from Behind the Scenes 我在幕后发系统 A Pack of Toilet Paper一包卫生纸Urban976k WordsOngoing [Behind-the-scenes] [Infinite Flow] [System] Lin Hang is forced to merge with most of Earth’s authority as its planetary will. Together with the planetary will, Blue Star, he develops countless planes and guides civilization toward advancement. Historical worlds, anime worlds, game worlds, war-torn worlds... As the one pulling the strings from behind the scenes, he grants Systems to those onstage and uses them to control the entire situation remotely. “We’ll stay behind the scenes. There’s no ne 2.6kReads9.1Score159Shelves

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    This book contains elements of the following genres: behind-the-scenes, dimensional, system, invincible, and the Fourth Calamity.

16. 216 猎 Hunting Season 猎杀时刻 Madman of the Mohist School墨家狂人Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A brand-new game, Hunt: The Reckoning, has taken the world by storm since its release. In this virtual world, you can play a prisoner, thug, thief, or murderer and experience a thrilling life of your own, or become a hunter, uphold justice, and bring these shady characters to book. As justice and evil clash, a refined and well-mannered man makes a dazzling appearance before the world. His arrival gradually convinces people that perhaps a light can truly exist in the darkness. (This novel is simi 5.1kReads8.8Score404Shelves

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    The identity is revealed at the end.

17. 217 高 I Was a High School Freshman When the 749 Bureau Recruited Me to Slay Monsters! 高一的我，被749拐去杀怪！ Let's Talk in Three Seconds三秒之后再说吧Urban401k WordsCompleted What? A job with a base salary of 50,000 and seven types of insurance plus three housing funds! Even though I’m only a high school freshman, you’ve asked so earnestly, so I’ll join! Chen Mu officially joins 749! Bound to the Strongest Choice System, he can grow stronger just by making choices. And with the added ability to earn negative emotion points by messing with people, Chen Mu sets off down a path of no return, leaving everyone gnashing their teeth! He insists, “It’s not that I don’t want 2.4kReads8.8Score231Shelves
18. 218 震 Shocking! My Homeroom Teacher Is a Cold-Blooded Assassin! 震惊！我的班主任竟然是冷血杀手 Diamond Bean钻石豆豆Urban240k WordsCompleted [No System + No Female Lead + spiritual qi revival + Invincible Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + No Harem + Campus Life] Reborn before the spiritual qi revival, Jiang Bei goes from being a top ability-wielding assassin to the homeroom teacher of a class full of delinquents. If he teaches the class for a year, he’ll inherit thirty billion. After becoming their homeroom teacher, Jiang Bei discovers that the students in his class are all experimental subjects in the spiritual qi revival. A yea 81Reads6.5Score—Shelves
19. 219 天 Apocalypse Hunter 天启狩猎者 Sago and Red Bean Soup西米红豆沙Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The deep blue night fell over the world, shrouding half of it in darkness. It was never destroyed by the dawn's first light. People had no idea what lay beyond the darkness, so whenever they looked up at the night sky, they felt curiosity, or fear, fear of everything lurking beneath the cover of night. The joys and sorrows of two worlds should never have intersected. But there were people who stood with their backs to the light and faced the darkness. Their hearts burned and flickered like firef 1.5kReads6.8Score101Shelves
20. 220 小 Survival in the Residential Complex, but I Was Pulled into the Management Group 小区求生，但我被拉入了管理群 Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery784k WordsCompleted [Infinite horror + no female lead + cold-blooded male lead + split personality + author’s mental state is questionable + kill, kill, kill!] When everyone is unexpectedly dragged into a survival game, Cheng Xu discovers that his name appears in the administrators’ group. By day, the survivors search for resources and strengthen themselves and their shelters. At night, ghosts run rampant and disasters erupt. Only those who rely on their shelters can survive. One deadly trial follows another, and b 6.1kReads9.2Score837Shelves
21. 221 给 Give the Rule Horror a Taste of Longguo’s Might 给规则怪谈来点龙国震慑 A Fan一个风扇Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios] [Choose Your Own Cheat Skill] [Teammates Are the Nation] [No Romance] [Logic-Driven] (I can't write a proper blurb, so please check out the story itself.) Long afterward, when the Dragon Nation has united the world of supernatural horror, everyone on Blue Star will remember the day Qin Yuan voluntarily entered a Rule Horror scenario. Scenario Skills First Scenario: Kuroko's Basketball (Skills: Enhanced Training, Block) Second Scenario: Susan's Lawyer's Letter (Skills: S 25.6kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
22. 222 全 Everyone Cultivates, and I Get Stronger by Lending Money 全民修真，我放贷就变强 All Things v万物vUrban1.7M WordsCompleted Have you ever been looked down on because you’re a good-for-nothing with no talent? Have you ever been ignored by the goddess because you’re too weak? … Don’t fret over being weak. Spiritual Energy Loans will solve your woes. Spiritual Energy Loans is a legitimate, professional, and efficient power-lending agency. We offer a wide range of products, high credit limits, low interest, no collateral, and fast, hassle-free loans. Sign the contract, gain boundless magic power. Press your handprint, l 729Reads6.9Score101Shelves

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    The first one is alright to look at, the second one is quite nice.

23. 223 开 I Quit and Went Home from the Start: I’m Done with This! 开局辞职回家：老子不干了！ Tang Jihan汤极寒Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Doppelgangers] + [Chosen Ones] + [No Female Lead, No Romance] + [Invincible] + [Rebellious Personality] PS: This story has multiple protagonist templates. Don't read if that bothers you. PS: The protagonist has extreme views. Don't read if that bothers you. PS: Please don't think too hard while reading. It might leave you confused. The world enters an age of spiritual qi, and all kinds of supernatural abilities emerge in humans. Schools no longer focus on academics, but instead teach students h 2.1kReads8.4Score368Shelves
24. 224 最 The Mighty Family's Third Young Master Steps Out to Experience Life 最强家族三公子，出来体验生活 Qin Yun, Who Loves Blue Hyssop喜欢蓝香芥的秦允Eastern Fantasy557k WordsCompleted Grandpa is a royal prince of the Dragon Clan, able to command every dragon. Grandma rules the Abyssal Demon Realm, with a million troops at her beck and call. Father is the head of the Bei family, one of the eight strongest clans. Mother is the thirteenth-generation successor of Burning Incense Valley. Second older brother is the head of the continent's largest merchant guild, while eldest brother is a legendary powerhouse who roams the land. With a family like this, even a dog could walk around 2.3kReads7.3Score154Shelves
25. 225 网 Online Game: I'm the Only One Who Can See Hidden Information 网游：只有我能看到隐藏信息 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Sports2.0M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Memes + Playing It Safe + Old-School Passion + SSS-Rank Talent = ???] Ye Bai awakens an SSS-rank talent, bears the name Asura, embarks on the path to invincibility, and forges himself into the strongest of all! (Crossed out) This is a funny story about a group of people saving the world. Nightmare: “Tell me, do you have nightmares?” Wuhen: “You’re so cocky. Did you ask my sword first?” Xiaoyao: “How boring.” Asura: “In a century filled with great figures, only Nightmare, Wuhen, X 86.9kReads9.3Score6.4kShelves

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    You can read these seven books, but don't say a word once you start.

26. 226 玩 Using Connections to Cheat at Games Is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of 玩游戏走后门，不磕碜 A River of Autumn Waters Remembers Autumn一江秋水忆江秋Mystery590k WordsCompleted [No CP + Livestreaming + Supernatural Horrors + ???] After completing his mission perfectly, Yin Ci retired. But this wasn’t the kind of life he wanted. So… “I swear, I’m just a simple gaming streamer. Sure, I love tempting fate and tackling all kinds of indescribable horrors, but I really am just an ordinary gaming streamer!” A streamer named Ye Jinxing said this on his channel. His fans: We don’t believe a word you say! “Come on, I really didn’t pull strings. You have to believe me.” Yin Ci lo 79Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    In public, he's a livestreamer on Xianyu (a Chinese online marketplace), incapable of lifting a finger or carrying heavy loads; in private, he's a retired bigwig from the Human Federation, codenamed Aurora.

27. 227 原 Wait, Am I the Big Shot Here? 原来我才是大佬吗？ West Doesn't Press East西不压东Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads, Infinite Flow, Bottom, Delusion-Inducing Plot, Secret Identities] More plot, fewer romantic scenes, and a comedic bent? How is a useless office drone who’s afraid of the dark, ghosts, people, pain, heights, and death supposed to survive in instances with sky-high death rates? A deserted-island battle royale, a city with no way out, a maze of caves where sunlight never reaches… At first, Lin Qin just wanted to stay alive. After somehow ending up on the protagonist’s pirate ship, 17.1kReads9.0Score2kShelves
28. 228 无 Infinite Shadow Clones: Find the Original and I’ll Admit Defeat! 无限影分身，找到本尊算我输！ Red Ram红羊Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Seriously Ill Teen + No Female Lead + Mischievous Clones + Real-World Instances + Unlimited Restarts + Lighthearted Comedy + Rivers of Blood + Not a Cowardly Survival Story!] [Sequel: “Stars: I’ve Never Lost, So Why Are You Calling Me a War Criminal?”] In a revived cultivation world, Tang Gao gets the Shadow Clone Technique from the start. His shadows can idle automatically, project their consciousness, and enter all sorts of instances based on the real world to reap rewards. What’s more, Tang 3.3kReads9.1Score324Shelves

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    The protagonist is an ordinary student in public, but a powerful figure in private. Each of his clones possesses different abilities. Highly recommended.

29. 229 论 A Secret Identity and the Male Lead: A Tale of Love and Hate 论一个马甲跟男主引发的爱恨情仇 Shenjing Yan深井颜Two Male Leads2.0M WordsOngoing The protagonist is the bottom. There are many characters, the plot develops slowly, and the romance unfolds at a gentle, gradual pace. Read with caution if that’s not your thing. A good-guy secret identity that wouldn’t stay hidden ruined so many of Xiao Yushu’s tender moments as a vicious senior disciple. Perhaps because he was born unruly and longed for freedom, Xiao Yushu was always going against the System. He felt the original owner’s aloof personality stifled his true nature, so he put on 4.1kReads9.3Score585Shelves

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    It seems like every book has a little bit of it.

30. 230 全 Humanity’s Invasion Begins, and the Racial Trials Are Underway 全民入侵，种族试炼开启 Blue Wind蓝色的风Urban3.2M WordsOngoing An invincible body makes anything possible! Today, as I continued down the road of getting beaten up, I once again managed to make it through another day... A hundred years ago, a cataclysmic change struck the star sector! A higher civilization appeared in this galaxy, and trial stages emerged from thin air. Everyone could participate. By using a Star Key, they could be matched with and enter trial planets, searching, exploring, and killing, using every possible means to constantly improve thems 226.4kReads8.4Score20.6kShelves

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    The title perfectly matches; several of the books are exceptionally good. Having read over 10,000 hours, I'd call myself a seasoned bookworm.

31. 231 五 Slow Cultivation with Five Spiritual Roots? I Have a Hundredfold Spirit Herb Space 五灵根修炼慢？我有百倍灵药空间 Hellfire地狱火Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing Born with all five spiritual roots, Lu Qinghe can only become a menial disciple of an immortal sect. Then he discovers a pocket dimension where spirit herbs grow a hundred times faster. From century-old herbs to millennium-old herbs and ten-thousand-year-old immortal medicines, they are all within his reach. Lu Qinghe grows spirit herbs, refines immortal pills, raises spirit beasts, and cultivates divine abilities. Even with all five spiritual roots, he can still set foot on the path to immortal 88kReads8.0Score7kShelves
32. 232 时EN Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！ Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov 707kReads9.4Score51.8kShelves
33. 233 披 With My Secret Identity, I Can Do Anything 披上马甲的我无所不能 True or False真伪Urban300k WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + System + multiple secret identities + no female lead + behind-the-scenes mastermind] The age of spiritual qi revival suddenly arrives, and worlds begin to evolve! The dead smile as they offer up their hearts. A vengeful woman in red slaughters an entire village. Steel-hard zombies butcher the living… Panic! Terror! People desperately pray to the gods for heroes to come. At the brink of despair, one powerful figure after another appears before the world. A white-robed s 1kReads7.5Score101Shelves
34. 234 稳 Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 44.4kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves
35. 235 原 Genshin Impact: After Transmigrating, I Became Teyvat’s Calamity 原神：穿越后我是提瓦特灾神 CopperAnime Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing [Genshin Impact Fanfiction / No CP / Slice of Life] [No harem / Not a power fantasy / Read at your own risk if that bothers you] After spending his lifespan and luck on a ten-pull that got him a C6 Lesser Lord Kusanali, Su Ming transmigrates to Teyvat. His golden finger System is offline most of the time, leaving Su Ming to endure one streak of bad luck after another. Others fall in love with Teyvat and head straight for Celestia. Su Ming gets cursed by Teyvat. This walking calamity is just tryi 3.9kReads9.6Score325Shelves
36. 236 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 98kReads8.9Score8.5kShelves
37. 237 写 I Was Just Writing a Horror Story, So How Did I Become a God? 写个怪谈而已，我怎么成神了 Youth Isn't Afraid of Pants Exploding青春不怕裤子爆炸Mystery264k WordsCompleted [Pseudo-Behind-the-Scenes Mastermind + Light Horror + Creating Rules + No Female Lead + Horror Game] [Some angst early on, proceed with caution if you're sensitive to that] Lu Ze, a weak high school boy, happens to find a mysterious diary titled “Investigate Things to Gain Knowledge.” It grants him the ability to create urban legends and accidentally draws him into an even more terrifying, darker world. A group of vicious criminals corners the boy in a locked room. Lu Ze turns and writes in the 2.5kReads9.0Score361Shelves

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    It's it, it's it! ~ An intern at the Bureau of Ghost Stories in public, a funeral director who creates ghost stories in private. "As long as this world becomes my ghost story, then no more strange things will be born."

38. 238 高 High Martial: Why Work Hard When You've Already Achieved Immortality? 高武：努力？都长生了谁还努力啊 Fortune Blossoms Welcome Spring富贵花开迎春来Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Alternate title: The Long Road of a Laborer's Immortality [High-Martial Arts Immortality + Cautious King + Lighthearted + Fast-Paced] The world undergoes a great transformation, and strange beasts invade. Gu Bai is an ordinary person who gains an immortality golden finger and begins his journey to eternal life. Ten years pass, and everything has changed. A hundred years pass, and his old friends have passed away. A thousand years pass, and Gu Bai has become a top powerhouse, while his old friend 10.7kReads8.5Score906Shelves
39. 239 开 From the Start, a Life-Shortening Demonic Art: I Became an Immortal by Turning Negatives Around 开局减寿魔功，我靠负面逆转成仙 Fat Cat Detective肥猫警长Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Fast-Paced Cultivation + Side Effects Become Buffs + Cunning Schemer + Calculating + Cautious and Steady] Ye Bufan transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes a lowly rogue cultivator in the Zhao Kingdom. Born with a low-grade yang spirit root, he thinks he has a chance at immortality. But despite diligently cultivating for a hundred years, he still fails to reach Foundation Establishment, even in his old age. Seeing no hope of immortality, he decides to make the most of the few years he 40.1kReads8.9Score4.8kShelves
40. 240 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.5kReads9.0Score8.8kShelves

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    The first book is about an ordinary fisherman who is secretly a world-renowned figure (but he has no cultivation at the beginning, so it's not very interesting, please don't criticize). The second book is about a young master from a small family who is secretly the founder of the Underworld Palace.

41. 241 召 Summoning: Unrivaled Martial Heroes 召唤之武侠无双 Maple Leaves Fall in Jiangnan枫落江南Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted In the Tianwu Continent, might makes right. Peerless masters can churn rivers and seas and turn the world upside down. The protagonist transmigrates here and gets a Summoning System. From the start, he summons Ximen Chuixue and establishes the Luo Network assassin organization. He believes in the Way of Keeping a Low Profile, hiding behind the scenes while manipulating the wo 37.7kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
42. 242 诸 Doomsday Game of Myriad Heavens 诸天末日游戏 Song of the Unsettled Wind无定风歌Urban2.6M WordsCompleted This is an infinite game that transcends time and dimensions, and a shortcut to exploring life's endless possibilities! It is a wild feast hidden beneath a peaceful world, a celebration for those who refuse to live ordinary lives! Chu Yan transmigrates here and unexpectedly gains the right to play the Myriad Worlds Apocalypse Game. He then discovers that, as a transmigrator, he has a dual-soul constitution: two talents, twice as many game entries each month, and even double the extraordinary abi 38kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
43. 243 从 Starting Out as a Full-Time Undercover Agent in Northern Myanmar 从缅北开始做全职卧底 Moonlight Before My Bed床前明月光Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “Perhaps the beings created in darkness can also defeat the darkness.” After being kidnapped, Mu Guang, born with a personality disorder, is trafficked to northern Myanmar. Faced with death and threats, he stays calm, decisive, and ruthless, earning the admiration of a drug lord. But no one knows that this antisocial man has long been an undercover police officer... Five years later, a new police officer named Mu Guang reports for duty at the Shun'an Municipal Public Security Bureau, only to be 10.4kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
44. 244 在 Surviving in a Comic World by Stealing the Spotlight 在漫画世界靠高光苟活 River and Bird江与鸟Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Comic Forum Style + No Official Pairing + Shonen Manga + Serious Plot + ...] A manga artist notorious for going on hiatuses has launched a new series. Old and new readers grumble as they dive in, swearing they’ll make the rotten old mangaka experience the thrill of a precipitous drop in readership. Chapter 1: So-so. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 5: Not bad. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 10: Pretty good. One more chapter... Chapter 20: Barely passes. This is the last chap 6.8kReads9.3Score863Shelves
45. 245 穿 Forced to Lead a Double Life After Transmigrating to a Cyberpunk World 穿越赛博后被迫双面人生 Little Watermelon Zhou西瓜小小周Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing Low rating but no bad reviews, simply because the book hasn't gotten much traffic or data. [Cyberpunk supernatural powers ABO + strong female lead + travel between two worlds + (pseudo) everyone loves her] Chong Ye is an ordinary high school student, living a school life full of fun and games with her friends. Aside from transmigrating to a cyberpunk world every day, pulling on her hood and coolly hacking androids to pieces, racing down hovering streets, battling hackers in the digital realm, a 828Reads8.7Score116Shelves

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    Although he's not the male lead, who would have thought that the aloof top student in the real world would be the King of Hell of the cyber world's dungeons and the ruler of the shadow world?

46. 246 谍 Espionage: Body in Cao's Camp, Heart with Han 谍战：身在曹营心在汉 Little Black Sun黑色小太阳Urban450k WordsCompleted Long Yan transmigrated, and woke up in the body of a Japanese man. And one with a little royal blood, at that. He swore to the heavens that even if he was wearing a Japanese man's skin, he would defend the land of China to his dying breath! A fake Qiu Chan is in mortal danger? Long Yan says with a serious look, “Comrade, I’m Qiu Chan! I’ll cover you, so hurry and run!” The real Qiu Chan, whose identity has been stolen, is completely dumbfounded? Ye Chong raises his hand and shoots someone dead 596Reads9.4Score100Shelves
47. 247 我 My Madman's Organization 我的疯子组织 Da Ruozi大桡子Urban272k WordsCompleted (Written before I learned how to write. Don't read.) [No CP, the world is completely insane and the author wants to be insane too, mindless story, move along if you don't like it, please don't insult the author, I'm fragile and can't handle bad reviews] Jiang Qiong, a miserable owner of a funeral-paper shop, accidentally binds himself to the You-Reap-What-You-Sow System. The System orders him to livestream his efforts to fight evil and promote good in places rife with wickedness. And that's how 347Reads8.5Score101Shelves
48. 248 废 The Good-for-Nothing Demon King's Path to Slaying the Gods 废柴魔王的斩神之路 A Salty Fish Wants to Turn His Life Around一条咸鱼想翻身Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [One female lead] The Demon King, hailed as the strongest in the history of the demon race, was defeated by a human hero and fled to Earth. Stripped of his magic, he now lives a miserable life. This world is far more complicated than he ever imagined. The gods and monsters of legend are appearing one after another, and the world is in crisis. Lured by a generous scholarship, the Demon King joins the Night Watch Academy without hesitation, only to discover that the damn hero has become his classm 546Reads8.6Score179Shelves
49. 249 信 Believe in Me, Then Kill Me 信仰我然后杀死我 Citrus Flavor柑橙味Eastern Fantasy226k WordsOngoing [Dark deity + pseudo-infinite game + no female lead + very dark protagonist + player-versus-player] After destroying himself and being reborn, Bai Luo is forced to become a Red Player. Worse, his original self was a tyrant despised by everyone. In this game of life and death, Red Players cannot claim game rewards or leave their game instances. They also become targets for other, normal players to hunt. With so many restrictions, what can he do if he doesn’t want to die? Become a deity of darknes 47Reads8.7Score—Shelves
50. 250 9 999 God-Tier Identities: A Spectacular Beatdown of the Protagonist 999种神级身份，花式吊打主角 An'an's Little Money Jar安安的小钱罐Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain + invincible + comedy + messing with the protagonist + trope subversion + lighthearted wish fulfillment] Chu Feng transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the senior disciple of Qingyun Sword Sect. He seems to have the perfect start, but before he can even pop the champagne, he discovers that he’s destined to be the ultimate villain. His predecessor was so helpful that he already made a mortal enemy of a Chosen Protagonist! Worst of all, that Chosen Protagonist has already grown p 7.3kReads8.6Score640Shelves

    Reader note

    🍅🍅🍅The plot is tightly woven and not particularly mindless. It mainly focuses on: [Villain + Invincible + Humor + Manipulating the Protagonist + Subverting tropes + Lighthearted and enjoyable story]. Chu Feng transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the senior disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect. ... Please come in, esteemed reader!🍀🍀🍀

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